Once he had passed beyond the first crests, he found a shallow valley running roughly northward which provided some cover from the wind.
The shelter structure is in poor condition yet still provides some protection from the driving wind and rain which comes off the Manukau Harbour.
The trees provided a measure of protection from the howling wind and good corner posts for the houses.
To call it a grove was a serious overstatement, but at least the few scrubby trees would provide some shelter from the wind.
The sunken road provided a shelter from the gale-force wind.
Boats are moored in the bay, which provides protection from the southerly wind.
C. kermadecensis should be cultivated in good humus and provided shade as well as shelter from the wind.
This evidently provides some protection from the wind.
Dunes provide privacy and shelter from the wind.
It wasn't completely dry, but it provided some shelter from the wind and rain.